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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 20, 2010, 4:55 PM CDT for Lane County, Scott County, Kansas. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2010, 4:55 PM CDT (21:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2010, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lane County, KS, Scott County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 3:07 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 249 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1555 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -237 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1177 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
442 WFUS53 KDDC 202155 TORDDC KSC101-171-202300- /O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0035.100620T2155Z-100620T2300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 455 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 600 PM CDT * AT 452 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR SCOTT STATE LAKE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN SCOTT AND NORTHWESTERN LANE COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA. GO TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR! TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY. && LAT...LON 3855 10071 3857 10112 3870 10106 3870 10058 TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 219DEG 9KT 3868 10092 $$ JJOHNSON
3 follow-up statements
911 WWUS53 KDDC 202210 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 510 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2010 KSC101-171-202300- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-100620T2300Z/ SCOTT KS-LANE KS- 510 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN LANE AND NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT... AT 509 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 4 MILES EAST OF SCOTT STATE LAKE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SCOTT STATE LAKE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN SCOTT AND NORTHWESTERN LANE COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3857 10111 3870 10106 3870 10058 3855 10071 TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 255DEG 13KT 3869 10085 $$ JJOHNSON
510 WWUS53 KDDC 202236 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 536 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2010 KSC101-171-202300- /O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-100620T2300Z/ SCOTT KS-LANE KS- 536 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN LANE AND NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT... AT 535 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF HEALY. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN SCOTT AND NORTHWESTERN LANE COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3856 10085 3869 10080 3870 10058 3855 10071 TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 255DEG 13KT 3869 10068 $$ JJOHNSON
937 WWUS53 KDDC 202256 SVSDDC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 556 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2010 KSC101-171-202306- /O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-100620T2300Z/ SCOTT KS-LANE KS- 556 PM CDT SUN JUN 20 2010 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LANE AND NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM CDT/500 PM MDT/... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY. LAT...LON 3856 10085 3869 10080 3870 10058 3855 10071 TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 255DEG 13KT 3871 10059 $$ JJOHNSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 3:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 43 min |
| Jun 20, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 41 min |
| Jun 20, 3:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Scott | 28 min |
| Jun 20, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Scott | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 61 min |
| Jun 20, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 64 min |
| Jun 20, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Trego | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 47 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.